First shakedown drive after completing all sorts of work on the fuel and cooling systems, and everything went well... until I got home and parked the car in the driveway while I cleaned up the garage, and I found a foot-long puddle under the rear passenger side, near the tire. It was such an odd location to have a leak, but the fluid also smelled unique, almost like hydraulic fluid. It appears to be running down the shock and onto the ground, and based on how much fluid is on the shock, I am assuming that the shock has experienced a sudden failure. Here's a bit more leakage after I pulled it into the garage:
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The shocks were purchased and installed by the PO in 2008 from Special T Auto. I have very much enjoyed the ride quality, but since John Hervey passed away, it doesn't look like Special T offers these shocks for sale. The other 3 shocks are still working, so I'm inclined to just replace the one that has failed, but don't know if that's possible to get a close match elsewhere.
Does anyone recall where Hervey got his shocks from? I don't see any branding on the shocks, except for a Special T sticker. The parts receipt is also vague with the part number being 100110ST and the description being "complete shock kit." If you're interested, this kit went for $249.95 back then.